Dagmar Dolby is the widow of Ray Dolby, the founder of Dolby Laboratories. Ray and Dagmar met at Cambridge University where he was studying for his PhD, and she was doing a summer program. They got married in 1966. Ray Dolby passed away from leukemia in 2013, leaving a hefty inheritance to Dagmar. Ray also suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. He has always been a philanthropic person, so when he passed it was only natural to assume that Dagmar would continue running the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Foundation as president. Through this foundation, Ray made large investments into stem cell research and welfare programs. Under Dagmar, the foundation also gave contributions to multiple local charities and other organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area
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The Dolby Foundation made large donations towards stem cell research over the years, starting before Ray Dolby passed away. Through the foundation, Ray donated sixteen million to help start the fundraising movement for UCSF. That money would go on to build the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building. The Building made it possible to combine fifteen different labs into one conglomerate. Dolby hoped that it would speed up the development of cures; he continued his support with another twenty million dollar donation (Inside Philanthropy, 2016). Stem cells have regenerative abilities which make them very important in medical care. It is used in regenerative or reparative medicine to treat diseases. The research is important because many medical professionals still don’t know how to use them correctly. The Dolby’s donating money to this cause helps start that intense research. Learning the cell-based therapies can help with the need for organ donations. Stem cells act as replacement cells for tissues and other cells; it can help with joint pain and degenerative tissue in the body (NIH Stem Cell Information Home Page, 2016). Perhaps if the stem cell research had been more advanced, they could have been used to help with Ray Dolby’s Alzheimer’s disease. Stem cell research is a heavily controversial topic; it has been widely debated for years. There are many different types of stem cells including embryonic, amniotic, adult, etc. Embryonic stem cells are at the crux of the controversy. Many people see it as unethical to use the embryonic stem cells in cell-based therapies. Outside of aiding joint pain and degenerative tissue, it can also be used to help physical strain and genetic diseases and defects. The money that the Dolby’s donated for the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building at the University of California, San Francisco gave scientists and researchers a
The Dolby Foundation made large donations towards stem cell research over the years, starting before Ray Dolby passed away. Through the foundation, Ray donated sixteen million to help start the fundraising movement for UCSF. That money would go on to build the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building. The Building made it possible to combine fifteen different labs into one conglomerate. Dolby hoped that it would speed up the development of cures; he continued his support with another twenty million dollar donation (Inside Philanthropy, 2016). Stem cells have regenerative abilities which make them very important in medical care. It is used in regenerative or reparative medicine to treat diseases. The research is important because many medical professionals still don’t know how to use them correctly. The Dolby’s donating money to this cause helps start that intense research. Learning the cell-based therapies can help with the need for organ donations. Stem cells act as replacement cells for tissues and other cells; it can help with joint pain and degenerative tissue in the body (NIH Stem Cell Information Home Page, 2016). Perhaps if the stem cell research had been more advanced, they could have been used to help with Ray Dolby’s Alzheimer’s disease. Stem cell research is a heavily controversial topic; it has been widely debated for years. There are many different types of stem cells including embryonic, amniotic, adult, etc. Embryonic stem cells are at the crux of the controversy. Many people see it as unethical to use the embryonic stem cells in cell-based therapies. Outside of aiding joint pain and degenerative tissue, it can also be used to help physical strain and genetic diseases and defects. The money that the Dolby’s donated for the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building at the University of California, San Francisco gave scientists and researchers a